Lynn, This is the obit for John Israel Putnam, son of James M. Putnam. It might be of interest to Greene researchers also as he is a descendant of a Greene County family. The other one is for S. W. Putnam - I assume Susan Willis Putnam - you had her death date as 1833 but it appears to be 1883 if she was born in 1815. Also, the obituary says she was married in 1856 and I am wondering if that is in error and should be the date for some other "event" as her son, John Israel Putnam was born in 1832. Let me know what you think about that when it comes through. It will be going to Fayette as that is the only county referenced. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Archives [mailto:archives@poppet.org] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 4:03 PM To: GADATA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GADATA] Ga-Spalding-Fulton Co. Obituary (Putnam) Spalding-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....John Israel Putnam July 10 1889 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Blum-Barton lab@boone.net March 1, 2004, 4:03 pm Family Bible PUTNAM.--John Israel Putnam was born July 15, 1832, and died in Atlanta, July 10th, 1889. He was the son of Col. James M. Putnam, and grandson, on his mother's side, of Rev. John H. Milner. He joined the Pinetuckee Baptist chuch, in Randolph county, Alabama, during the year 1855, and was baptized by Rev. Bro. Morris. He was married in Griffin, in 1858, to Miss J. Augusta Porter, Rev. Adiel Sherwood performing the ceremony. He afterwards baptized Mrs. Putnam. Israel Putnam was proud of his ancestry, being a descendant of the celebrated Israel Putnam, of American Revolution fame, and, on his mother's side, a descendant of the distinguished Milner family. He was a man of remarkable energy and industry. He had fine success as an insurance agent, for many years in Atlanta. He loved church work, and especially Sunday-school work, and thus was very useful as a Christian. But he has gone from us to the land of rest, for which he seemed fully prepared -- his faith remaining firm to the last, not wavering during his long and painful afflictions. May God's blessing rest upon the remaining members of his family. ??????? M. Wood Additional Comments: These obituaries are glued into a Bible that belonged to Leola Putnam Porter and a scanned image of these was sent to me by Don Porter, her great grandson. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb ==== GADATA Mailing List ==== http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/military.htm Many military records on-line -- other wars